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The following article was published in The Florida Current on February 23, 2011: Florida’s tax burden slightly higher than other Southeastern states By Gary Fineout Florida has been ranked 31st in a new national study that tries to measure the …

The following article was published in The Florida Current on February 23, 2011: Legislators pushing ahead with major rewrite of growth management laws By Bruce Ritchie The Florida House and Senate both are taking up major rewrites of the state’s …

The following article was published in The Current on February 22, 2011: Legislators push for more control over state auditors By Gary Fineout Florida’s legislative leaders could soon have direct control over the hiring and firing of one of the …

The following article was published in The Florida Current on February 23, 2011: House panel will push two major bills to reorganize state government By Gary Fineout  Governor Rick Scott is gaining support from lawmakers for his bid to create …

The following article was published in the St. Petersburg Times on February 22, 2011:   Senate committee passes contentious sinkhole bill   http://www.tampabay.com/ The Senate banking and insurance committee today passed a sweeping property insurance bill that would eliminate a …

The following article was posted to the Sun Sentinel’s House Keys blog on February 22, 2011: Sweeping property bill clears first hurdle By Julie Patel   http://www.sun-sentinel.com/ A broad property insurance bill allowing certain rate increases and eliminating a requirement …

The following article was published in The Current on February 22, 2011: House committee passes controversial environmental and agricultural bills By Bruce Ritchie  A House committee on Thursday approved three of the most controversial environmental bills to arise prior to …

The following article was published in The Current on February 22, 2011: By Bruce Ritchie Governor Rick Scott and the Cabinet on Tuesday approved a development plan for more than 5,000 acres in Volusia County after the Florida Department of …

The following article was published in The Current on February 22, 2011: Senate panel holds “oral arguments” on whether to change bad faith laws. By Christine Jordan Sexton The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday took two hours of what Sen. …

The following article was published in the Florida Tribune on February 21, 2011: Home builders are concerned draft septic tank legislation could go too far By Bruce Ritchie A Senate committee is considering a draft bill that would replace the …